On May 13, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian hosted a regular press conference.
A reporter asked: Yesterday, US President Biden issued a statement on the death toll of the new crown pneumonia in the United States reaching 1 million.
At the same time, some people in the US are still criticizing China's epidemic prevention policy. What is China's view on this?
Zhao Lijian said, first of all, I would like to express my deep condolences for the unfortunate loss of one million lives.
The 1,000 bells tolled at the National Cathedral of the United States were as much a reminder and mourning as a wake-up call and torture.
In the face of the epidemic, which is more important than capital and human life?
Politics first or life first?
Who takes human rights as a slogan, and who really puts people first?
The answer speaks for itself.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that the Chinese government upholds the concept of people first and life first, always puts people's life safety and health first, adheres to the general policy of "dynamic clearing", adopts scientific and accurate epidemic prevention measures, and strives to achieve the best results at the lowest cost. The greatest prevention and control results.
Although any prevention and control measures will inevitably have a certain impact on the economy and society, compared with the priceless and irreversible lives, these costs are worthwhile and temporary.
Only by curbing the spread of the epidemic as soon as possible can we ensure the sustainable and healthy development of the economy.
With the joint efforts of the Chinese government and people, China's current round of epidemic prevention and control has achieved phased results, showing a fluctuating downward trend as a whole, and all localities have vigorously promoted the orderly resumption of work and production.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that I also noticed that among the 1 million lost lives, 200,000 died of infection after the mutated strain of Omicron became popular. This shows that the danger of Omicron strain cannot be underestimated. It's too early to let our guard down.
At present, the global fight against the epidemic is still in a critical period. China will continue to uphold the concept of a community of human health and health. While building a strong self-immunity defense line, China will make greater contributions to eliminating the global immunization gap, and work together with other countries in the world to strive for an early victory over the epidemic.
(Produced by Wang Jiayi)
Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]